Questions tagged [custom-field]
Custom Fields are fields that can hold arbitrary extra information known as meta-data.
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Custom post meta field effect on the performance on the post
I have the posts which have many custom defined meta fields.
On posts I am calling them on requirement using get_post_meta. Means for 10 meta fields I am using it 10 times.
Am I doing it right? ...
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How can I add an image upload field directly to a custom write panel?
I've added a new page under "Pages" in the wordpress admin, and added several custom fields. I'd also like to be able to add an upload image field to the page editor - is there some way to do this via ...
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Add filter menu to admin list of posts (of custom type) to filter posts by custom field values
This answer is very close to what I am looking to do, but instead I would like to specify a specific custom field and display a select menu of its available values. Thanks!
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getting all values for a custom field key (cross-post)
I know how to get a custom field value for a specific post.
get_post_meta($post_id, $key, $single);
What I need is to get all the values associated with a specific custom post key, across all posts....
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How to update custom fields using the wp_insert_post() function?
The WordPress function is used for submitting data programatically. Standard fields to submit to incude the content, excerpt, title, date and many more.
What there is no documentation for is how to ...
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Custom query with orderby meta_value of custom field
Aa you know, as of WP3.0 there are options for custom advanced queries, which is great.
As of this, some query parameters of custom fields like meta_key, meta_value were deprecated for the new ...
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don't publish custom post type post if a meta data field isn't valid
I have a custom post type (CPT) called event. I have a meta box for the type with several fields. I would like to validate some fields before publishing an event. For example, if an event's date is ...
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Prevent post from being published if custom fields not filled
I have a custom post type Event that contains a starting and ending date/times custom fields (as metaboxes in the post edit screen).
I would like to make sure that an Event cannot get published (or ...
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How to add a custom field in the advanced menu properties?
Is it possible to add a custom field to menu items?
What I want to do is be able to add a field for 'French Navigation Label' and a 'French Title Attribute' in the wp menu interface.
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How to filter post listing (in WP dashboard posts listing) using a custom field (search functionality)?
Despite the fact I googled a lot, I've not found the answer to a very simple question :
I have some posts with a custom field (i.e. supplier_name). I would like to be able to search and filter my ...
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Query to sort a list by meta key first (if it exists), and show remaining posts without meta key ordered by title
I'm working on a custom taxonomy term page template where we want the items that are connected to the term sorted by a publication date (custom date field) - and if there are multiple items on the ...
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WP_Query - Order results by meta value
I've checked around and haven't seen an answer which works as of yet. I have a WP_Query with the following arguments:
$args = array(
'post_status' => 'publish',
'post_type' => 'listing',...
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What is the index [0] for on post meta fields?
Trying to improve my PHP knowledge through test and try! I am confused on [0] arguments at following WordPress PHP code
global $post;
$custom = get_post_custom($post->ID);
$price = $custom['price']...
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Truncating custom fields
I'm using custom fields to pull a secondary description. I'd like to use the built in WordPress truncate but can't seem to figure it out.
$desc = get_post_meta($post->ID, "youtube-desc", true);
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Extending the search context in the admin list post screen
I have created a custom post type and have attached some custom fields to it. Now I would like to the search that authors can perform on the custom post list screen (in the admin backend) to also be ...
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